suffer

vt.

1. 遭受；經歷
   He suffered many humiliations before he became a football star.

   他在成為足球名將前受過許多屈辱。

2. （常用於否定句）忍受
   I cannot suffer such rudeness.

   我不能容忍這種粗魯的舉止。

3. 容許；任憑[O2]

vi.

1. 受苦；患病[（+from）]
   He suffered from poverty all his life.

   他一生受貧窮之苦。

   My father suffers from high blood pressure.

   我父親有高血壓。

   They suffered a great deal in those days.

   那時他們吃了不少苦。

2. 受損害，受損失；變糟[（+for/from）]
   This scientific instrument suffered severely.

   這部科學儀器受到嚴重損壞。

3. 受懲罰；被處決[（+for）]
   He suffered for his offence.

   他因自己的過錯而受到懲罰。